Rating: Summary: Angel Chronicles volume 2 was almost as good as volume 1. Review: This second volume to the Angel Chronicles measured almost as good as the first one. Going deeper into Buffy and Angel's love story covering the episodes Halloween, and What's my Line part 1 and 2. After watching Buffy and Angel for so long they have become a part of my soul and these books allow you to get even more into the characters minds. I just love it and I can't wait for them to move into classics like "Surprise" "Innocence" and "Passion" even though during "Innocence" and "Passion" Angel was evil.
Rating: Summary: Romance and Danger a Delicious Combination Review: This volume is the novelization of 3 excellent episodes: Halloween - Buffy wants to impress Angel by dressing as a 18th century lady. However Giles'old friend Ethan casts a spell which turns everyone into the character their costume represents. Buffy is helpless and Spike is on the move. What's My Line, Part one and two - Spike sends bounty hunters to kill Buffy. He captures Angel to use him in a ritual to cure Dru and there is a new slayer in town.The three stories focus on Angel's love for Buffy. Also Buffy comes face to face with the problem of a slayer loving a vampire. Everyone wants Angel dead and Buffy is determined to stop them because as she says, "Nobody messes with my boyfriend."
Rating: Summary: Romance and Danger a Delicious Combination Review: This volume is the novelization of 3 excellent episodes: Halloween - Buffy wants to impress Angel by dressing as a 18th century lady. However Giles'old friend Ethan casts a spell which turns everyone into the character their costume represents. Buffy is helpless and Spike is on the move. What's My Line, Part one and two - Spike sends bounty hunters to kill Buffy. He captures Angel to use him in a ritual to cure Dru and there is a new slayer in town. The three stories focus on Angel's love for Buffy. Also Buffy comes face to face with the problem of a slayer loving a vampire. Everyone wants Angel dead and Buffy is determined to stop them because as she says, "Nobody messes with my boyfriend."
Rating: Summary: Great Book Review: This was a wonderful book, if you like Buffy, you can't miss this book, it is a novelization of "Halloween, and "What's my line pt. 1 and 2" I have one thing to say: This book rocks
Rating: Summary: Slayer + Vampire = Whoa! Review: Three great tales, telling how Angel and Buffy first met. I couldn't put it down, it was so good. Really. For any die-hard Buffy fans out there, this book is a must, especially if you missed the episodes 'Angel', 'Reptile Boy', and another one that I can't think of right now. Read it!
Rating: Summary: Angel novels are as good as the tv episodes-honest! Review: When I first bought this book, I was bummed because I didn't realize that it was a novelization of Buffy episodes rather than an original novel. However, I soon realized it was fun to read about the shows I had seen because the dialogue still rang true in black and white and some lines I might have forgotten, I could look up. The best part is the author chose some of the best Buffy episodes from the second season of the show including one of my favorite episodes to date: "Halloween." Since the three episodes chosen follow each other almost choronologically in the sequence of the Buffy show, (The others are "What's my line part 1" and "What's my line part 2") you can read this book from cover to cover and derive much enjoyment. Another bonus is that these episodes include two of Buffy's most engaging baddies: Of course I am referring to Spike and Drusilla. "Halloween" is the best of the lot. If you never saw this classic episode, here's a synopsis: It's Halloween at the Hellmouth-this is a traditionally slow time for vamps. Principal Snyder ropes the students including Buffy and her friends into chaparoning kids while they trick or treat. This episode also marks the debut of Ethan Rayne, an old adversary of Giles. He owns a mystical costume shop and he sells many people in town their halloween garb including Buffy and friends. Buffy dresses up like a noble woman to impress Angel. Rayne invokes the Roman god Janus and casts a spell which transforms everyone wearing one of his costumes into whatever they are dressed as. Good for Xander who becomes an soldier, but bad for Buffy who is turned into a meek and powerless maiden, prompting Willow to lament, "She couldn't have dressed up like Xena?" Spike discovers Buffy's predicament and relishes in the bedlam. Giles confrontation with the mysterious Ethan Rayne is one of the highlights of this spectacular show and book. The "Angel Chronicles Vol.2" doesn't disappoint. Buy it!
Rating: Summary: Not the greatest... Review: When I read this, I was a little turned off, yet a little turned on. Why wasn't this more on Angel? Not that I'm a big fan of his, but isn't this supposed to be the ANGEL Chronicles? Sure, this provided us with a view from other characters like Oz and Spike, but this oughta be coming from Angel's p.o.v. Also, the dialogue was a little too off in some places (take "I wish we could be like regular kids. Just a regular kid and her 200-year-old, creature-of-the-night boyfriend."). If you ask me, that just rubs off a layer of what the show is all about: witty lines that would come from a teen. Considering this is a novelization, and not an original novel, such lines really should not be too off from the originals. It strips away part of the show, and turns people off. Overall, I'd say it was a good effort, but could be better. A *LOT* better.
Rating: Summary: Second Season Eps make a great book ... Review: Whether or not you have seen the episodes "Halloween," and "What's My Line" parts 1 and 2, this book is a must have for all Buffy and Angel fans. Tankersley takes you into the minds of the characters, and gives you a glimpse of the motives for the action we see on television. "Halloween" is one of the funiest episodes in the BTVS series. All hell breakes loose when the population of Sunnydale is transformed into their halloween costumes. And who is there to fight the children turned demons? Not the slayer, who unfortunately believes herself to be a noblewoman from the 18th century! There is a serious side to the episode, however. The appearance of an old friend reveals secrets Giles would rather have remain hidden. "What's my Line" is an emportant episode in the Buffy mythology. Besides bringing up the possibility of there being two slayers in one time, we also see the beginings of a beautiful relationship between Willow and Oz! A good read, and definately worth the buy!
Rating: Summary: Second Season Eps make a great book ... Review: Whether or not you have seen the episodes "Halloween," and "What's My Line" parts 1 and 2, this book is a must have for all Buffy and Angel fans. Tankersley takes you into the minds of the characters, and gives you a glimpse of the motives for the action we see on television. "Halloween" is one of the funiest episodes in the BTVS series. All hell breakes loose when the population of Sunnydale is transformed into their halloween costumes. And who is there to fight the children turned demons? Not the slayer, who unfortunately believes herself to be a noblewoman from the 18th century! There is a serious side to the episode, however. The appearance of an old friend reveals secrets Giles would rather have remain hidden. "What's my Line" is an emportant episode in the Buffy mythology. Besides bringing up the possibility of there being two slayers in one time, we also see the beginings of a beautiful relationship between Willow and Oz! A good read, and definately worth the buy!
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